Index: Slim/Hardware/IR.pm
===================================================================
--- Slim/Hardware/IR.pm	(revision 9062)
+++ Slim/Hardware/IR.pm	(working copy)
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
 	my $timediff = $irTime - $client->lastirtime();
 	if ($timediff < 0) {$timediff += (0xffffffff / $client->ticspersec());}
 
-	if (($timediff < $Slim::Hardware::IR::IRMINTIME) && ($irCodeBytes ne $client->lastircodebytes)) {
+	if (($code !~ /(.*?)\.(up|down)$/) && ($timediff < $Slim::Hardware::IR::IRMINTIME) && ($irCodeBytes ne $client->lastircodebytes)) {
 		#received oddball code in middle of repeat sequence, drop it
 		$::d_ir && msg("Received $irCodeBytes while expecting " . $client->lastircodebytes . ", dropping code\n");
 		return;
@@ -553,8 +553,13 @@
 		msg("$irCodeBytes\t$irTime\t".Time::HiRes::time()."\n");
 	}
 
-
-	if (($irCodeBytes eq ($client->lastircodebytes())) #same button press as last one
+	if ($code =~ /(.*?)\.(up|down)$/) {
+		$::d_ir && msg("Front panel code detected, processing $code\n");
+		$client->startirhold($irTime);
+		$client->lastircodebytes($irCodeBytes);
+		$client->irrepeattime(0);
+		processFrontPanel($client, $1, $2, $irTime);
+	} elsif (($irCodeBytes eq ($client->lastircodebytes())) #same button press as last one
 		&& ( ($client->irtimediff < $Slim::Hardware::IR::IRMINTIME) #within the minimum time to be considered a repeat
 			|| (($client->irtimediff < $client->irrepeattime * 2.02) #or within 2% of twice the repeat time
 				&& ($client->irtimediff > $client->irrepeattime * 1.98))) #indicating that a repeat code was missed
@@ -581,6 +586,45 @@
 	}
 }
 
+sub processFrontPanel {
+	my $client = shift;
+	my $code   = shift;
+	my $dir    = shift;
+	my $irTime = shift;
+
+	if ($dir eq 'down') {
+		$::d_ir && msg("IR: Front panel button press: $code\n");
+		my $irCode  = lookupFunction($client,$code);
+		$client->lastirbutton($code);
+		processCode($client,$irCode,$irTime);
+		Slim::Utils::Timers::setTimer($client,Time::HiRes::time()+($Slim::Hardware::IR::IRHOLDTIME), \&fireHold, $1.'.hold', $client->lastirtime);
+	} else {
+		$::d_ir && msg("IR: Front panel button release: $code\n");
+		
+		my $irCode;
+		if ($irTime - $client->lastirtime() > $Slim::Hardware::IR::IRHOLDTIME) {
+			$irCode = lookupFunction($client,$code.'.hold_release');
+			$client->lastirbutton($code.'.hold_release');
+			processCode( $client,$irCode, $client->lastirtime);
+		} else {
+			$irCode = lookupFunction($client,$code.'.single');
+			$client->lastirbutton($code.'.single');
+			processCode($client,$irCode,$irTime);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+sub fireHold {
+	my $client = shift;
+	my $irCode = shift;
+	my $irTime = shift;
+
+	my $last = lookupCodeBytes($client,$client->lastircodebytes);
+	return if ($last =~ /\.up$/);
+	$::d_ir && msg("IR: Hold Time Expired - irCode = [$irCode] timer = [$irTime] timediff = [" . $client->irtimediff . "] last = [".$last."]\n");
+	processCode($client, $irCode, $irTime);
+}
+
 # utility functions used externally
 sub resetHoldStart {
 	my $client = shift;
Index: IR/Front_Panel.ir
===================================================================
--- IR/Front_Panel.ir	(revision 9062)
+++ IR/Front_Panel.ir	(working copy)
@@ -3,36 +3,36 @@
 ##################################################################################
 # Button names to IR code mappings
 ##################################################################################
-0						= 00010000
-1						= 00010001
-2						= 00010002
-3						= 00010003
-4						= 00010004
-5						= 00010005
-6						= 00010006
-7						= 00010007
-8						= 00010008
-9						= 00010009
-power					= 0001000a
-arrow_up				= 0001000b
-arrow_down				= 0001000c
-arrow_left				= 0001000d
-arrow_right				= 0001000e
-search					= 0001000f
-rew						= 00010010
-fwd						= 00010011
-play					= 00010012
-add						= 00010013
-brightness				= 00010014
-now_playing				= 00010015
+0.down					= 00010000
+1.down					= 00010001
+2.down					= 00010002
+3.down					= 00010003
+4.down					= 00010004
+5.down					= 00010005
+6.down					= 00010006
+7.down					= 00010007
+8.down					= 00010008
+9.down					= 00010009
+power.down				= 0001000a
+arrow_up.down			= 0001000b
+arrow_down.down			= 0001000c
+arrow_left.down			= 0001000d
+arrow_right.down		= 0001000e
+search.down				= 0001000f
+rew.down				= 00010010
+fwd.down				= 00010011
+play.down				= 00010012
+add.down				= 00010013
+brightness.down			= 00010014
+now_playing.down		= 00010015
 
-pause					= 00010017
-browse					= 00010018
-volup					= 00010019
-voldown					= 0001001a
-size					= 0001001b
-visual					= 0001001c
-volumemode				= 0001001d
+pause.down				= 00010017
+browse.down				= 00010018
+volup.down				= 00010019
+voldown.down			= 0001001a
+size.down				= 0001001b
+visual.down				= 0001001c
+volumemode.down			= 0001001d
 
 0.up					= 00020000
 1.up					= 00020001
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@
 voldown.up				= 0002001a
 size.up					= 0002001b
 visual.up				= 0002001c
-volumego.up				= 0002001d
+volumemode.up			= 0002001d